Pipe hanger



.Tah. 8, 192.9.

H. P. VAN CLEVE PIPE HANGER Filed 0Gt. 20. 1922 ATTORNEY Patente Jan. 8, 1929.

umrao aaaTaa HORA'IIO P. VAN CLEVE,

OF CEANIEOBD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR '10 J. EDW OF 'MO'UNTAINVILLE, NEW] YORK.

FFE E VPIPE HANGER.

Applioation filed ctober 20,

ancl so constructed that the parts can be macle f1om metal stampings'thus m aking the C011- struction yery inexpensive.

Another obje ct of tho inVenti0ri is to provicle a hanger so Con stfucfcecl as t o be aclju st alole after installation.

Another ob ect of t-he mveniuon ls to pro v1de a hanger havmg tho carr1or or p1po engaging member so connected to the other parts o1 t-l1e hanger that the.carrier ancl pipe can be c-aken clown without clisturbing the remaining arts of tho bangen 11'0111 the following specifioation taken in connect1on wit-h the clraW1ngs, wluch forma a part of th1s appl1cat1on, ancl 111 wluch- Fig. 1 is an elvational view illustrating one form of hanger oonstruotecl in ac corclanco with the inventi0n.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but shoW- ing the carrier ends. and means for conrieoting the carriei t0 the supporting rocl in section.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view partly brokn away and partly in section taken ab right arigles to Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of tho connecting member Whi0h in oonj unctio n with a threaded olement 01 nut oonnects tho carrier to the supporting 1od 01 holt.

Fig. 5 is an elevational VieW simila1 to Fig. 1, but showing another embodiment .of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but illustrating in section the parts shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an elevational view partly broken away and partly in section taken at right angles to Fig. 5and Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the connecting member which in conj unotion with oho threacled elxement connects the strap ends to the holt o1 rod from which the hanger is suspended.

The invention briefly clescribed comprise's a carrier detachaloly conneotecl to a housing in which is mountecl a nut 01 threacled element which in turn is adaptecl 130 loe oonneoted to o1 threacled 011 a holt, rod or other member from whioh the hanger is 'suspenclecl. In the partioular forms of the invention illustrated the carrier oonsists of a single strap having ects of the inventihm i s 130 Serial m. 595,7o7.

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hookod ends adapted to ongage slot in the 2 hov.sing member ancl the housing' membr 1s proviclecl with clownwardly and inwardl turned portions for engaging a nut or thrad ecl elomontinto porting rod or holt.

Further details of the invention Will appear from the following clescription,

Roferring first tho form of thelnventlon illvlstratod in iF igs; 1 to 4inCl11siv6,the carrier 10 is provicl6d with1 hooked ends 11 adapted to pass through olongz'ztecl slotS 12 formed in tho housing or sacl6lle member 18. ;Tabs

12 are then bent'clow'n to position 12 The member 13 ls Preferably formedfrom sheet metal and is pr0vicleclwith dovvnwa'rd extencli ng ears 14 in whioh are formed the sl0ts 12 ancl withclownwardly extending tabs 15 Further obj eots of the invention Will app6ar anal the tabs 15 are clispos'ed substantially at right angltas to each other sinoe the ni1t 16 illustrated in yconnection wit-h 'this embodh ment is squaria. j

Th-e sadclle menober or .housing 13 has formed in its pper surface a oentral oponing 18 for receiving the threadecl shank 19 ofa holt, rocl or other supporting memloer. v

With the form of the invention shoWnin Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive the sacldle member 13 n1ay be adjusted before connecting the carriet 10 thereto.

In th-e form of the invontion shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive the saddle member 23 has clownwardly extenclingars 24 having slots 22 fo1 reoeiving the hooked. ends 11 0'f the oarrier 10. Insteacl, however, 0f using a square nut 16 a sleeve 25 is threaclecl onto the whioh is threadedthe sp:

rocl 19 ancl the sleeve 25 has a head 26 adapt-ed v 130 engage the under surfztoe ofthe saddle memloer 23 ancl also has a hexagonal portion 27 receivel by a correspondingly shaped. hexagonal opening 28 in the central portion of the saclclle memloer 23. The engagemont of the hexagonal shoulcler 01 portion 27 with the hexagonal opening 28 in t-he Saddle 23 pro'vents aooiolental rotation of tho sleeve 25. VVhen however, ihis desirecl to rotate this sleeve, the saddle must be lifted fromm engagement with the heacl 26 of the -sleeve un til the hexagonal port-ion 27 of the sleeve 'is free fnom Ehe hxa=gonal opening in the saddle. 'The upper part 27 of alle s1eeve may also be flattened o1 made hexagonal as shown,

' for 1th .pmpoSe of facilitating the manipulation 0f the device.

The saddle 28 in this embodiment is also provided with downwardly extending tabs 29 having inturned end portions 30 f01' 0011- fining the head 26 01 the s1eeve 25.

Although certain specific -en1bodiments 0f t'he iI1Vehti0n hzwe been particul'ar'ly shown anl descri'bed it will be understood that the :iB.V.GDOII is capable of further modification 311d that further changes in the construetion and arrangemerit 015 the various cooperating parts meyy bemade w1thout depart1ng irom .fhe Spirit 0r scope of the invention as expnessed in t'he following-c'laims.

WVhat I dann 1s: l. A plpe hang er con1pnsmg zu carner hav- *ing hooked ends, 1a saddle m-embjerhaving 'sldtteol portioxis detaohab'ly engaged by said ends and a threaded member carried by said saddle m ember und embraced by .tabs formed.

011 .the sa-dd'le member und ex-tending beneath frhe threadec'l member.

p1pe hanger compns1ng a ca1r1ex, a "sheet metal saddle member havmg downwarc'lly extending portions .detachably comn ec.t.ed With .the carrier and a threaded element car1ied by saidsaddle member and se qured therefio by inwardly bent tabs formed 011 t=he saddie inembe-r, Said saddle member having a centrail opening in line with the thrga ied portion 015 the thr.eaded element.

4. Apipe hanger cmprising a carrier, a sheet 1ne1ia1 saddle member having downwardly extending portions detachably C011- neeted with che carrier and a ihreaded nut ea rried Iby =said saddle member and secured thereto by inwardly bent tabs formed 0n the sad-d le membe'r.

5. A pipe hange1 comprising a carrier strap having hooked ends, a sadd1e member havi-ng downwardly extending earsw with elongat'ed s1ots neceiving said hooked ends, a .tllld6d element a:nd meaxis 011 said saddle member extending banet'h the threaded e1e ment f0r securing said element in assembled 1elation oh 1jhe sad'd1e.

6. A pip hanger comprising ac arrier strap hav'i1ig hooked ends, a Saddle niember having downwardly extending ears with flongated slots receiving said hooked ends wand a threaded elemerit carried by ehe saddle member, said sacldle member having tabs eng2gging and disposed below said element.

7. A pipe hanger compri3ing a carrier strap having ho0ked en'ds, a. saddle member 'haVing downwardly extending ears with elongated slots receiving said houked ends and a hreaded element car1ied 'by the Saddle member said.saddle member having tabs enlga-ging a.nd extening beneath .said element and having an opening registering with the threade op.e1iingin the threxded element.

8. A pipe hanger comprising a saddle member construct-ed wit-h a non-circular open'ing through its upper portion,a sleeve having an enlarged portion below sa:id uppen p.0rt1on 0f the saddie member, a portion ex= ten-cl'ing above the, saddle member and an intermediate portion fittimg sa-id opening and .c0nt'fiorming in shape thereto.

In witness Whereof, I have 'he1unto sei my band this 19th day of October, 1922 HORATIO P. VAN GLEVE. 

